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The alleged victim in a domestic battery case involving Florida State University running back Karlos Williams sent a formal affidavit to the Tallahassee Police Department this afternoon asking TPD not pursue charges against Williams.

Tallahassee attorney Nathan Prince said he informally requested TPD stop its investigation of Williams Tuesday. In an affidavit he sent the department today, the woman formally asked that the investigation be terminated and for Williams to not be charged.

"It is my desire that this matter be resolved expeditiously without Mr. Williams being arrested, charged, or prosecuted for any criminal offense," the affidavit said. "Please exercise your discretion properly by respecting my privacy and my family's privacy in this matter.

The letter is signed by the woman, who is the mother of one of Williams' children and is pregnant with another. She and Williams were formerly a couple and used to live together.

TPD announced Monday that Williams, the Seminoles' leading rusher, is the suspect in a domestic battery case referred to them by FSU and stemming from a Oct. 22 incident. But Prince said his client never alerted TPD or the university to any incident.

"I understand that you may continue to investigate the alleged incident pursuant to a department policy because of the existence of a domestic relationship between Mr. Williams and myself," the woman said in the affidavit. "However I will not be making any statements or submitting to any interviews regarding the alleged incident."

Officer David Northway, TPD spokesman, said the agency could not talk about the case until it is closed.

The university said Williams' playing status was "under review" Monday, but head coach Jimbo Fisher said Williams would play Thursday night against the University of Louisville Cardinals.